Growing up, I always took it for granted that we had all the fresh apples we could eat. I grew up in the heart of apple country in upstate New York. The bus ride to school passed more cows and apple trees than I could count. Our generous neighbors let us roam their acres and acres of orchards to our hearts’ content. In the spring, that meant...

Writing about food is not easy. Even though there are thousands of food bloggers out there making it seem like it’s a dime-a-dozen kind of activity. Cooking food, as you know, is also not easy. It’s definitely not all rosewater and frosting here in the Bread & Beta kitchen. Dinner the other night was a perfect example of this. I’m...

Our CSA has finally started! I do love all the edible joys that summer brings. Thanks to Stillman’s Farm, we’re enjoying the start of another season of farm fresh produce. Our first box contained a bunch of beautiful, long beets, perfect for beet fries! Ever since our first encounter with Grass Fed, Jamaica Plain’s newest burger bar,...

Managing the moving parts of life is a complex balancing act. It doesn’t seem to matter if you work 9-5, have a freelancers schedule, are a student, or are running after young children; challenges abound. Focusing on problem solving one challenge at a time has been a way for me to come up with solutions, however small they may be. Mike and I have...